In focus – Page 22
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NewsWorking Memory
Research shows that students perform better when they are taught using resources designed to engage their working memory
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FeatureIn pursuit of Bombykol
In 1959 Aldoph Butenandt identified and synthesised the first pheromone, bombykol. Since then scientists have discovered how male silkworm moths receive this chemical message
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FeatureSolving an infectious problem
Joseph Lister's use of phenol as an antiseptic revolutionised surgical practice in the 19th century. But was he the first to use this antiseptic technique?
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FeatureSonochemistry - beyond synthesis
Sonochemistry, the use of sound energy to induce physical or chemical changes within a medium, has a growing number of applications in fields such as medicine and nanotechnology
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NewsTo infinity and beyond
Some of the most fascinating discoveries in chemistry have taken place among distant stars light years from Earth, in the clouds of cosmic dust and gas that separate these far off worlds from our own
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OpinionColloid chemistry at the coffee shop
Peter Borrows takes us on another excursion into local chemistry
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SoundbiteDirty money
Simon Cotton takes a look at those compounds that find themselves in the news or relate to our everyday lives
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The MoleHang time: could you use a hose pipe to break a fall of 10 metres?
On screen chemistry with Jonathan Hare
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NewsFaraday's hot science in the ultracold
Promising new research into the properties of molecules close to absolute zero could offer up new insights into the nature of matter
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The MoleHospital coats
Hospitals are a home for myriad microbes, but could researchers have a solution?
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The MoleKew the celebrations
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, celebrates 250 years of horticulture and science.
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OpinionAll that corrodes is not just iron
Peter Childs, University of Limerick, investigates words in chemistry.
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FeatureBiofuels: the next generation
Chemists look to develop second-generation biofuels made from dead wood, algae and genetically-engineered microorganisms
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FeatureBurning ice in the Arctic
Is methane trapped in ice, deep in the Arctic ocean, a potential clean energy source for the future, or will its release lead to catastrophic climate change?
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FeatureEpilepsy - beyond bromide
An historical journey into the treatment of epilepsy, starting with potassium bromide 150 years ago
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FeatureThe public analyst
Analytical chemists ensure everything, from food and drinks, through toys and household chemicals, to air quality and even suspicious powders present no danger to humans
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